Open AccessMucinous Carcinoma of the Skin: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Adarsh Kumar Jhunjhunwala,
Dilasma Gharti Magar,
Dipesh Upreti,
Niku Thapa,
Arnab Ghosh,
Sushma Thapa,
Sudeep Regmi,
Bishowdeep Timilsina
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of nepal medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1815-672X
pISSN - 0028-2715
DOI - 10.31729/jnma.7415
Subject(s) - medicine , mucinous carcinoma , malignancy , adenocarcinoma , carcinoma , pathology , gastrointestinal tract , dermatology , cancer
Primary mucinous carcinoma of the skin is a rare malignant neoplasm showing predilection to the periorbital region. These tumours are indolent and low-grade, with a tendency for local, sometimes multiple, recurrences. Distinguishing between these primary neoplasms and the more frequent metastatic mucinous deposits on the skin from primaries in the breast and gastrointestinal tract constitutes a diagnostic dilemma. In this case report, we have put forth the findings of a 70-year-old male who presented with a slow-growing periorbital swelling and was subsequently diagnosed with mucinous adenocarcinoma. An extensive workup in search of another primary tumour failed to show a primary malignancy elsewhere and the diagnosis of primary mucinous adenocarcinoma of the skin was rendered.